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    2424  </indexterm>
    2525
    26   <para>The LFS book installs <application>Vim</application>
    27   as its text editor.  At this point it should be noted that there are a
    28   <emphasis>lot</emphasis> of different editing applications out there including
    29   <application>Emacs</application>, <application>nano</application>,
    30   <application>Joe</application> and many more.  Anyone who has been around the
    31   Internet (especially usenet) for a short time will certainly have observed at
    32   least one flame war, usually involving <application>Vim</application> and
    33   <application>Emacs</application> users!</para>
     26  <para>
     27    The LFS book installs <application>Vim</application> as its text editor.
     28    At this point it should be noted that there are a <emphasis>lot</emphasis>
     29    of different editing applications out there including
     30    <application>Emacs</application>, <application>nano</application>,
     31    <application>Joe</application> and many more.  Anyone who has been
     32    around the Internet (especially usenet) for a short time will certainly
     33    have observed at least one flame war, usually involving
     34    <application>Vim</application> and <application>Emacs</application> users!
     35  </para>
    3436
    35   <para>The LFS book creates a basic <filename>vimrc</filename> file. In this
    36   section you'll find an attempt to enhance this file. At startup,
    37   <command>vim</command> reads the global configuration file
    38   (<filename>/etc/vimrc</filename>) as well as a user-specific file
    39   (<filename>~/.vimrc</filename>). Either or both can be tailored to suit
    40   the needs of your particular system.</para>
     37  <para>
     38    The LFS book creates a basic <filename>vimrc</filename> file. In this
     39    section you'll find an attempt to enhance this file. At startup,
     40    <command>vim</command> reads the global configuration file
     41    (<filename>/etc/vimrc</filename>) as well as a user-specific file
     42    (<filename>~/.vimrc</filename>). Either or both can be tailored to suit
     43    the needs of your particular system.
     44  </para>
    4145
    42   <para>Here is a slightly expanded <filename>.vimrc</filename> that you can
    43   put in <filename>~/.vimrc</filename> to provide user specific effects. Of
    44   course, if you put it into <filename>/etc/skel/.vimrc</filename> instead, it
    45   will be made available to users you add to the system later. You can also copy
    46   the file from <filename>/etc/skel/.vimrc</filename> to the home directory of
    47   users already on the system, such as
    48   <systemitem class='username'>root</systemitem>. Be sure to set permissions,
    49   owner, and group if you do copy anything directly from
    50   <filename class="directory">/etc/skel</filename>.</para>
     46  <para>
     47    Here is a slightly expanded <filename>.vimrc</filename> that you can put
     48    in <filename>~/.vimrc</filename> to provide user specific effects. Of
     49    course, if you put it into <filename>/etc/skel/.vimrc</filename> instead,
     50    it will be made available to users you add to the system later. You
     51    can also copy the file from <filename>/etc/skel/.vimrc</filename> to
     52    the home directory of users already on the system, such as <systemitem
     53    class='username'>root</systemitem>. Be sure to set permissions, owner,
     54    and group if you do copy anything directly from <filename
     55    class="directory">/etc/skel</filename>.
     56  </para>
    5157
    5258<screen><literal>" Begin .vimrc
    … …  
    5864" End .vimrc</literal></screen>
    5965
    60   <para>Note that the comment tags are " instead of the more
    61   usual # or //.  This is correct, the syntax for
    62   <filename>vimrc</filename> is slightly unusual.</para>
     66  <para>
     67    Note that the comment tags are " instead of the more
     68    usual # or //.  This is correct, the syntax for
     69    <filename>vimrc</filename> is slightly unusual.
     70  </para>
    6371
    64   <para>Below you'll find a quick explanation of what each of the
    65   options in this example file means here:</para>
     72  <para>
     73    Below you'll find a quick explanation of what each of the
     74    options in this example file means here:
     75  </para>
    6676
    6777  <itemizedlist>
    6878    <!--
    6979    <listitem>
    70       <para><option>set nocompatible</option> : This option
    71       stops <command>vim</command> from behaving in a strongly <command>vi
    72       </command>-compatible way. It should be at the start of any <filename>vimrc
    73       </filename> file as it can affect lots of other options which you may want to
    74       override.</para>
     80      <para>
     81        <option>set nocompatible</option> : This option
     82        stops <command>vim</command> from behaving in a strongly <command>vi
     83        </command>-compatible way. It should be at the start of any
     84        <filename>vimrc </filename> file as it can affect lots of other
     85        options which you may want to override.
     86      </para>
    7587    </listitem>
    7688    <listitem>
    77       <para><option>set bs=2</option>: This influences the behavior
    78       of the backspace option.  It is fairly complex so see <command>:help 'bs'
    79       </command> for more details.</para>
     89      <para>
     90        <option>set bs=2</option>: This influences the behavior of the
     91        backspace option.  It is fairly complex so see <command>:help 'bs'
     92        </command> for more details.
     93      </para>
    8094    </listitem>
    8195    -->
    8296    <listitem>
    83       <para><option>set columns=80</option>: This simply sets the
    84       number of columns used on the screen.</para>
     97      <para>
     98        <option>set columns=80</option>: This simply sets the
     99        number of columns used on the screen.
     100      </para>
    85101    </listitem>
    86102    <!--
    87103    <listitem>
    88       <para><option>set background=dark</option>: This tells
    89       <command>vim</command> to use colors which look good on a dark
    90       background.</para>
     104      <para>
     105        <option>set background=dark</option>: This tells
     106        <command>vim</command> to use colors which look good on a dark
     107        background.
     108      </para>
    91109    </listitem>
    92110    -->
    93111    <listitem>
    94       <para><option>set wrapmargin=8</option>: This is the number of
    95       characters from the right window border where wrapping starts.</para>
     112      <para>
     113        <option>set wrapmargin=8</option>: This is the number of
     114        characters from the right window border where wrapping starts.
     115      </para>
    96116    </listitem>
    97117    <!--
    98118    <listitem>
    99       <para><option>syntax on</option>: Enables
    100       <command>vim</command>'s syntax highlighting.</para>
     119      <para>
     120        <option>syntax on</option>: Enables
     121        <command>vim</command>'s syntax highlighting.
     122      </para>
    101123    </listitem>
    102124    -->
    103125    <listitem>
    104       <para><option>set ruler</option>: This makes <command>vim</command>
    105       show the current row and column at the bottom right of the screen.</para>
     126      <para>
     127        <option>set ruler</option>: This makes <command>vim</command>
     128        show the current row and column at the bottom right of the screen.
     129      </para>
    106130    </listitem>
    107131  </itemizedlist>
    108132
    109   <para>More information on the <emphasis>many</emphasis>
    110   <command>vim</command> options can be found by reading the help
    111   inside <command>vim</command> itself.  Do this by typing
    112   <command>:</command><option>help</option> in
    113   <command>vim</command> to get the general help, or by typing
    114   <command>:</command><option>help usr_toc.txt</option> to view
    115   the User Manual Table of Contents.</para>
     133  <para>
     134    More information on the <emphasis>many</emphasis>
     135    <command>vim</command> options can be found by reading the help
     136    inside <command>vim</command> itself.  Do this by typing
     137    <command>:</command><option>help</option> in
     138    <command>vim</command> to get the general help, or by typing
     139    <command>:</command><option>help usr_toc.txt</option> to view
     140    the User Manual Table of Contents.
     141  </para>
    116142
    117143</sect1>
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